Programming Perl
Programming Perl by Larry Wallby Larry Wall
Shares rank 100 of 115 programming books by recommenders
People recommend it as a way to learn Perl from zero background and as a window into how Perl was written in its era.
People recommend it as a way to learn Perl from zero background and as a window into how Perl was written in its era.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Teaches Perl from zero background
“I was able to teach myself from the Camel book with absolutely zero background”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “What Killed Perl?” Shows how Perl was used
“You can have a flip through the camel book to see what kind of stunts were common in its era.”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Perl's decline was cultural”
Other programming books people recommend
The four most recommended other programming books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafting Interpretersby Robert Nystrom | 60 | 4 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Clean Codeby Robert C. Martin | 31 | 87 | 26% | 9 | — | — |
| The Pragmatic Programmerby Hunt and Thomas | 28 | 1 | 97% | 7 | — | Approved |
| How to Design Programsby Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi | 18 | 2 | 90% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Programming Perlby Larry WallThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“You can have a flip through the camel book to see what kind of stunts were common in its era.”
“I was able to teach myself from the Camel book with absolutely zero background”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.